Air tickets are booked, and Skip is pouring over various Pilot Books and various chart-type pieces of paper..... the yachting magazines are open at assorted pages of information, and are occasionally being thrust under my eyes so that I can 'see' where we are heading!!!
"Freedom" still has to have her tent removed and lifted out, but Skip will be in UK in time to check out the anti-fouling, and get the sails back on, and generally de-winterised!! The Elephant has managed to stay fairly safe and cosy despite the terrible winter storms that has crossed the UK, so we are pretty confident that the good ship will be fine when we get there.
It will be the French coast again this season, via the Channel Islands. Binic is a must at some point, either on the outward or return journey. Roscoff, possibly Morlaix, on through the Chanel du Four* and The Raz* again, down to Benodet, and taking time before aiming for The Morbihan is the general plan, maybe further depending on time and weather etc.
As previously, when looking at the 2 tidal gates* of infamous proportions, The Morbihan an inland lake/sea ..... the pilot books and various articles do not suggest that it is going to be a "relaxed" affair..... far from it, tides whooshing of up to 9 knots or more, whirlpools where steerage is lost....... bla bla, doesn't fill yours truely with heaps of confidence, but on the other hand, the pictures do look quite nice!!! ...........
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